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Saint-Emilion

9.232 ratings

9.12 pro ratings

St. Émilion, Libournais, Bordeaux, France

Red Bordeaux Blend

Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, White Rice, Mushrooms, Pasta, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Tomato-Based, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Hard Cheese, Venison

Top Notes For

9.0

Another ABC liquor find/steal: second project of Thienpont, owner of Le Pin. Inaugural vintage. $43! Tasting notes in a few years :)

Another ABC liquor find/steal: second project of Thienpont, owner of Le Pin. Inaugural vintage. $43! Tasting notes in a few years :)

Dec 24th, 2015

Jean-Philip Journeault

9.1

2011

2011

Jul 24th, 2020

9.3

Close to peak

Close to peak

Mar 16th, 2020

9.0

vertige wine bar in Bordeaux

vertige wine bar in Bordeaux

Nov 11th, 2018

9.0

Very good. Will be much better after a couple of years.

Very good. Will be much better after a couple of years.

Feb 25th, 2017

9.3

~18 months since last 2011 and improvements there. gonna be fun to watch this one over time. find/buy/try it^3 for yourself.

~18 months since last 2011 and improvements there. gonna be fun to watch this one over time. find/buy/try it^3 for yourself.

Feb 11th, 2017

8.9

Quite crisp. Not overripe. Soft red flavors. A bit dilute and green?

Quite crisp. Not overripe. Soft red flavors. A bit dilute and green?

Nov 16th, 2016

9.3

Only going to get better with some time

Only going to get better with some time

May 3rd, 2016

8.8

like what they are trying to do here

like what they are trying to do here

Aug 17th, 2015

9.2

First vintage of this new Thienpont-star in the sky...

First vintage of this new Thienpont-star in the sky...

Apr 3rd, 2015